CNN responded by suggesting Trump was involved in juvenile behavior far below the dignity of his office and by suggesting White House Deputy Press Secretary lied earlier this week.

“It is a sad day when the President of the United States encourages violence against reporters,” CNN said in a statement. “Clearly, Sarah Huckabee Sanders lied when she said the President had never done so. Instead of preparing for his overseas trip, his first meeting with Vladimir Putin, ‎dealing with North Korea and working on his health care bill, he is instead involved in juvenile behavior far below the dignity of his office. We will keep doing our jobs. He should start doing his.”

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Trump has come under fire this week after attacking the hosts of CNBC’s Morning Joe on Twitter.

On Thursday, Trump initially called Mika Brzezinski “low I.Q. Crazy Mika” and alleged that she was “bleeding badly from a face-lift” when she visited his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida around New Year’s Eve. He also called Joe Scarborough “Psycho Joe.”